ObjectiveTo assess the prevalence of disability in old people of Songjiang District in Shanghai.
MethodsActivity of Daily Living Scale was used to measure the elderly people who were 60 years old and over by multi-stage random sampling in this study, and χ2 test was used to compare the differences of rates on the extent of disability among different groups of elderly.
ResultsA total of 4 003 individuals were involved and the overall mean rate of disability in the elderly was 11.8%.The results showed functional disability prevalence was 1.6% on ADL and 11.4% on IADL.The rates of disability were significantly different in the elderly with different demographic characteristics.
ConclusionAdvanced age is the main risk factors influencing the daily life ability.The rates of disability are significantly higher in women than in men, and in those with illiteracy than in those with higher levels of education.
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